Deputy Chief Engineer – Lead Radio Systems & Projects

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Village of Spencerport (NY); On-site; USD 111,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

EAP

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company‑paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Rochester NY seeks a Deputy Chief Engineer/Engineering Project Owner to share accountability for radio products from conception to end of life, aligning with budget, schedule and quality.

You will drive roadmaps, coordinate with Product Line Management and Program Management, manage IPP development, and collaborate with hardware, software, and systems teams to ensure on-time, within-cost delivery while preparing for Chief Engineer succession.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant engineering development and project leadership experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

Responsibilities

• Define product roadmaps and capability sets with Product Line Management and PM.
• Ensure technical, schedule and cost targets are defined and met with Program Management.
• Develop IPP for IRAD/EAID projects from creation to approval and monitor progress through execution.
• Coordinate with Hardware/Software/Systems/Integration & Test leads to meet commitments and deadlines.
• Foster value engineering, product commonality, reuse, and cross‑product alignment.
• Drive improvements in engineering productivity and project management processes and metrics.
• Own product quality, costs, yield improvements, and WIP.
• Address obsolescence and shortages, and pursue new business opportunities with customers.

Skills

Domain knowledge

Independent work

Leadership

Project management

DevOps/Agile

Earned Value Mgmt

CI/CD

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree + 9+ years

Graduate degree + 7+ years

No degree - 13+ years

Tools

Earned Value Management System

DevOps tooling

Job description

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Rochester NY seeks a Deputy Chief Engineer/Engineering Project Owner to share accountability for radio products from conception to end of life, aligning with budget, schedule and quality.

You will drive roadmaps, coordinate with Product Line Management and Program Management, manage IPP development, and collaborate with hardware, software, and systems teams to ensure on-time, within-cost delivery while preparing for Chief Engineer succession.